On behalf of the board, I want to thank the entire U of S community for coming together to address the fact that our operating expenses are growing faster than our revenues. But as has always been the case throughout our university’s history, our dedication, hard work and prairie resourcefulness have resulted in significant progress towards our goal of financial sustainability.

Building on the past year, our work with the university’s senior leaders continues to be focused on making strategic decisions to ensure sustained, long-term financial sustainability by permanently reducing the gap between our revenue and expenses.

Financial sustainability is a critical step toward improving our place among Canada’s top research-intensive universities – the U15. We are pleased to continue this work alongside the dedicated members of the university community. The steps taken over the past year strengthens our foundation for the future, which is built upon a proud history of excellence.

As new individuals join our leadership team at the university and on the board, I am confident that we have taken the necessary and appropriate steps to maintain the university’s exceptional record of financial management.

2012/13 Annual Report

University of Saskatchewan Annual Report 2012-13

On behalf of the board of governors, I would like to extend my appreciation to all university employees for your commitment to bringing positive financial change to an already excellent university, and your dedication to this institution.

At the board, our focus is on the strategic and long-term direction of the university. It is important that we work with senior administration to ensure that the university is financially sustainable over generations, not just planning cycles.

Excellent progress has been made, beginning with a proactive and comprehensive four-year strategy to eliminate the mismatch between our revenues and our expenses. There is still a great deal to do in determining and implementing those changes needed to ensure our university’s financial sustainability. Steps taken over the past year have already resulted in permanent reductions in operating budget expenses for future years. With the priorities outlined in our third integrated plan, Promise and Potential, and a process for change guided by our budgets, the University of Saskatchewan is uniquely positioned to capitalize on its strengths and achieve new heights.

We look forward to continued progress and are pleased to work alongside the university community to make that happen.

2011/12 Annual Report

University of Saskatchewan Annual Report 2011-12

Prudent financial management at the University of Saskatchewan combined with strong support from the provincial government saw the university conclude 2011/12 in good financial condition despite the prolonged global economic downturn. The year, however, also brought to light new challenges. As described in more detail in later sections of this report, our robust and mature planning processes have highlighted financial issues for the university that we expect will continue into the years ahead. Promise and Potential, our third integrated plan, was approved in March 2012 by our governing bodies and sets our direction for the next four-year planning cycle. Guided by this plan, we will vigorously pursue our priorities as we address our financial challenges.

2010/11 Annual Report

University of Saskatchewan Annual Report 2010-11

This past year has seen a continued strengthening of the University of Saskatchewan’s
financial position. Our strategic planning processes, including our award-winning
scenario analysis, enabled us to complete a three per cent budget reduction following
the 2008 world economic downturn, and, at the same time, permitted us to take
advantage of strategic opportunities to advance our priorities. Using prudent and
responsible financial management, and by paying particular attention to assessing
the risks and benefits of our investments, we have ensured our commitments to
students, research and partnerships are both affordable and sustainable into the future.
Unprecedented capital expansion on our campus is one visible sign of the strength of
the university within the city and province, as is our ability to attract and retain significant
financial support from the Government of Saskatchewan and national funding bodies
for our strategic priorities. We close out the 2010-11 fiscal year with much confidence
in the long-term financial stability of our university and the knowledge our decisions
will continue to make important contributions to the greater good of the province of
Saskatchewan and the global community.

2009/10 Annual Report

Reporting our Progress: Annual Report 2009-10

The University of Saskatchewan has completed nearly two years of its
second four-year integrated plan entitled Toward an Engaged University.
Its implementation has centred on three priorities – improving the
student experience, enhancing the university’s profile of research,
scholarly and artistic work, and working together across boundaries.

The integrated plan outlined very specific commitments for the
institution, the measure of success for each being a “By 2012, we will
know we are on track if …” statement. The agenda is an ambitious one
supported by four key strategies involving financial resources, capital
resources, people resources, and quality and accountability. This report
focuses on accomplishments and outcomes achieved to the conclusion of
the second year of the plan on April 30, 2010.

While far from a comprehensive list, this annual report shines a
light on the diversity and range of activities occurring across campus
this year in colleges, units and combinations of these groups in each of
the 20 commitment areas.

It is important to note that in addition to the considerable progress
made at the mid-way point of the integrated plan, two additional and
parallel projects have unfolded. The institutional positioning
initiative will identify the University of Saskatchewan’s unique place
within the Canadian post-secondary education sector allowing us to
continue to move forward with messages that are credible, compelling and
relevant. The university has also adopted an enrolment action plan that
identifies 12 key initiatives that would have immediate and long-term
impact on the size and shape of the student body.

With about two more years where the Second Integrated Plan: Toward an
Engaged University will be a guidepost in measuring progress, the
campus community will continue to develop initiatives, which move the
University of Saskatchewan close to realizing its goals.

2008/09 Annual Report

Planning and Progress: Emerging Stronger

With the adoption of The Second Integrated Plan: Toward an Engaged
University in 2008-09, the University of Saskatchewan signalled its
intention to continue to build on previous accomplishments, and its
determination to pursue the path toward becoming one of the most
distinguished universities in Canada, and in the world.

To achieve this goal, faculty, staff, students and other partners
came together to make choices, to select from a range of alternatives
in those interconnected areas of priority that have the greatest
potential to advance the university. But while the three priority areas
– improving the student experience, raising the profile of research,
scholarly and artistic work, and creating a vibrant intellectual
community by working together – will receive a concentration of time,
energy and resources over the next four years, they do not exist in
isolation.

A university is a complex environment and many valuable activities
take place outside the priority areas. These activities will
undoubtedly be positively influenced by the focus and energy brought to
bear throughout the institution on its priorities and the 20 areas of
commitment identified in the integrated plan. As innovation and new
ways of thinking flow from the commitment areas across academic and
non-academic boundaries, the result will be a truly integrated effort
to continue to move the university toward its goals.

With only the first of four years completed in this planning cycle,
significant progress has already been made in the priority areas
despite an uncertain financial environment. The global economic
downturn has been felt across campus, and there are financial issues to
be addressed, but our robust planning process points us in a clear
direction. We have made, and will continue to make, decisions that are
right for our university today and for the future, decisions that will
ensure we emerge from the current uncertain economic times in a
stronger position.

We know what our priorities are – the student experience; research,
scholarly and artistic work; and working together. And as we have seen
over the past year, real progress is not only possible – it is already
underway.

1995/96 Annual Report

The College of Education launched an innovative approach to the education of interning students. Using a variety of delivery methods (print, video conferencing, satellite television, audio conferencing, and videotape), the practicum course EDPSY 432.2, Classroom Dynamics and Student Discipline, was delivered to 219 students while they were teaching in schools throughout Saskatchewan.

In 1995, the U of S College of Dentistry developed an affiliation agreement with the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC) to administer and operate the National School of Dental Therapy in Prince Albert. SIFC was awarded a five-year, $10 million federal contract to operate the school on the condition an accredited dental faculty be involved. Previously the contract had been administered by the University of Toronto.

A new collaborative program with the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) was approved in May 1996. The Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan is a four-year baccalaureate program, with an optional diploma exit, designed to prepare graduates with the knowledge, skills, abilities, values, and attitudes neccessary for professional nursing practice in a variety of health care settings within a changing health system.

1996/97 Annual Report

Building Upon our Strengths

The University of Saskatchewan is proud to be "The People's University", yet finite resources have always meant we cannot be "all things to all people." In meeting its goals and fulfilling its mission in the past year, the University has endeavored to build upon its strengths.

The University's role and accountability to its stakeholders caused considerable discussion and self-examination in the past year, given the cutbacks in public funding and the university's desire to maintain standards of excellence and a progressive environment. In March 1996, the Minister responsible for Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training appointed Harold MacKay, Q.C. as his Special Representative on university revitalization. Mr. MacKay's task was to facilitate discussions between the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina to better ensure that Saskatchewan's university sector will, on a cost-effective and sustainable basis, continue to provide the Saskatchewan public with relevant, high-quality services and programs. Throughout his report, Mr. MacKay referred to the University's need to build on its strengths.

Mr. MacKay released his report in September 1996. In repositioning itself for the future, the University of Saskatchewan, in cooperation with its partners in post-secondary education, has closely examined and in a number of cases has begun implementing the proposals outlined in the MacKay Report.

In November 1996, as President Ivany released his recommendations on how the University should balance its budget, he said, "We have a considerable challenge before us _ to define what we will be, and, maybe more importantly, what we will not continue to be as we enter the next century. We must focus. We must preserve areas of strength through the differentiation of resources and commitments for the future."

In the wake of The MacKay Report, the Government of Saskatchewan released a paper entitled "Public Interest & Revitalization of Saskatchewan's Universities", which expressed Government's view of the public interest in terms of priorities and obligations.

1997/98 Annual Report

Celebrating 90 Years of Achievment

It is 1907, and the face of the Canadian prairies is changing rapidly. Everywhere, traditional ways of life are giving way to new ideas and new challenges. Our new province, many argue, should have its own university. The first greystone buildings soon begin to appear on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River at Saskatoon. Ninety years later, the vision is still alive; the building of the University of Saskatchewan continues.

The opening of the Nobel Plaza in front of the College Building (at the east end of the Bowl), paid tribute not only to U of S Nobel Prize winners Gerhard Herzberg and Henry Taube, but also to the history of our university. Begin to list names - John Spinks, Murray Adaskin, Hilda Neatby, J.B. Harrington, John Diefenbaker, Sinclair Ross, Ernest Lindner, Diane Jones Konihowski and Georgia Goodspeed - and you evoke the remarkable depth and scope of the University of Saskatchewan since 1907.

As might be expected for a university with a broad and diverse range of disciplines and programs, our anniversary was celebrated in many different ways.

Over 1,000 faculty, staff, students and youngsters gathered in June for a 90th Anniversary Picnic. The College of Education hosted a two-day conference on the history of education. U of S Libraries held a two-part exhibition. And Chancellor Peggy McKercher "took the show on the road" with a provincial tour of student talent.

Lasting tributes were developed. The Department of Audio Visual Services produced the film documentary, "A University of the People." The University of Saskatchewan: A Photo Album was launched.

The year closed with a conference on architectural heritage which focused attention on the unique collection of buildings on the campus of the U of S.

Although not directly tied to the celebrations, there was another tribute to the U of S. On April 30, 1998, the First & Best Campaign reached $49.4 million, far exceeding its initial goal of $30 million.

1998/99 Annual Report

A Work in Progress

As we enter the 21st Century, the University of Saskatchewan continues to build on the objectives outlined in its Framework for Planning document, first released in 1998. This action plan for the University deals with the changing realities affecting our institution and the society in which it operates.

The University’s commitment to change and renewal is undiminished. Progress continues to be made on many of the fronts outlined in the action plan. While there are still improvements to be made, we are proud of the accomplishments of the past year.

Inroads were made in the area of intensifying research efforts, and in faculty renewal. In 1999, the University began its most significant recruiting effort since the 1960s. More than 150 faculty will be recruited by the end of 2002, and it is expected these faculty members will also significantly strengthen existing research efforts.

The University has also initiated a new research chairs plan, which we hope will increase productivity and enhance our profile as a research-intensive institution. The plan reflects the University’s ongoing commitment as it lays out a multi-year program of research and inquiry.

A major investment in capital infrastructure has also begun. This includes the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, as well as several major expansion and renovation projects. These are just some of the major accomplishments over the past year that are laying the foundation for future success at the University of Saskatchewan. We believe the prospects for the future have never been brighter.

1999/00 Annual Report

A Work in Progress

As we enter the 21st Century, the University of Saskatchewan continues to build on the objectives outlined in its Framework for Planning document, first released in 1998. This action plan for the University deals with the changing realities affecting our institution and the society in which it operates.

The University’s commitment to change and renewal is undiminished. Progress continues to be made on many of the fronts outlined in the action plan. While there are still improvements to be made, we are proud of the accomplishments of the past year.

Inroads were made in the area of intensifying research efforts, and in faculty renewal. In 1999, the University began its most significant recruiting effort since the 1960s. More than 150 faculty will be recruited by the end of 2002, and it is expected these faculty members will also significantly strengthen existing research efforts.

The University has also initiated a new research chairs plan, which we hope will increase productivity and enhance our profile as a research-intensive institution. The plan reflects the University’s ongoing commitment as it lays out a multi-year program of research and inquiry.

A major investment in capital infrastructure has also begun. This includes the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, as well as several major expansion and renovation projects. These are just some of the major accomplishments over the past year that are laying the foundation for future success at the University of Saskatchewan. We believe the prospects for the future have never been brighter.

2000/01 Annual Report

Embracing Opportunity

Opportunity is nothing in itself; it simply represents potential. It must be pursued and embraced to realize its promise.

For our students, opportunity is what draws them to our campus in the first place. Here, they will lay the foundation of knowledge on which their future careers will be built. Here, they will find opportunities for personal growth. They will explore these possibilities, and discover the world.

As an institution, the University is identifying strengths ­ our most promising areas of opportunity. Two major policy initiatives, the Priority Determination process and the Systematic Program Review, illustrate this commitment. These processes are allowing the University to continue to deliver excellence, to our students, to our faculty, and to our province.

Exciting new areas of opportunity are arising in research as well. The Canadian Light Source synchrotron is the largest and most visible. This tool is already attracting scientists to the U of S and its associated research community in government and industry.

The University is uniquely suited to take advantage of this influx of creative minds, particularly in the life sciences. In a world where convergence and the multi-disciplinary approach are becoming the norm, here you will find researchers working in plant science, veterinary medicine, and human health.

If there is anything a university education should do, it is open one's mind to what is possible. Our alumni run multimillion-dollar businesses, climb the world's highest peaks, create popular music heard across North America, and develop treatments for the diseases that plague humanity. To embrace opportunity, one must be able to first imagine it. Our alumni are proof that the University of Saskatchewan develops and engages this imagination.

On the facilities side, the University's administration is constantly alert for ways to maintain and improve our physical plant. This is no small challenge in a time of limited budgets for post secondary education. It demands innovative thinking, to identify opportunities and continue to deliver a quality learning and research environment for students and faculty.

2001/02 Annual Report

Renewing the Dream

Seven years after the turn of the 20th century, Saskatoon was a community of a little more than 3,000 people, in a province scarcely two years old. Canada itself had a mere four decades of history as an independent country.

This was a community of pioneers, of visionaries. They shared a bold dream: create a university that reflects not the humble surroundings of the present, but the brightest hopes for our future. The vision was for a centre for advanced education and research, featuring first-class academic and professional programs. It would foster scholarship and serve the community through outreach. It would be a campus of outstanding beauty, the pride and hope of a young community, in a new province of tremendous potential.

The dream continues to inspire us; its renewal will guide us.

At the dawn of the 21st century, our pioneers work not with soil and plow, but with minds and ideas, exploring the frontiers of knowledge and teaching the next generation. Now, we look boldly again to the future, and we question. What do we want our university to be? What will our students need? For what will we be known? What will the words "University of Saskatchewan" evoke in the mind's eye?

These questions have been at the root of much debate andconsideration this year. Ultimately, we have identified the features that define us, and developed strategies that will see us achieve ambitious dreams.

We remain true to the dream of our founders. We are a centre of advanced education and research, training young minds while exploring questions relevant to Saskatchewan and the world. History surrounds us in the greystone architecture, a reminder of where we come from, and who we serve. Our future is all around us as well. It is in the faces of our students, in the eyes of our researchers. It is in the hands of our tradesmen, building some of the most advanced research facilities in the country.

We will not forget where we come from, or who we are. We will focus on our vision, and our purpose. We will renew the dream.

2002/03 Annual Report

Charting a brilliant future

Integrated Planning, the new process that will help the University meet the objectives of the Strategic Directions, entered into the organizational phase this year. During this phase, key planning elements were identified and supporting components developed. These components included Town Hall presentations of College and Administrative Unit Plans, Foundational Documents (Research Plan, Campus Master Plan, Information Technology Plan and Internationalization Plan) and a Faculty Complement Plan. Cumulatively, these documents will form the basis of an overall campus strategy to focus the University's resources, both financial and intellectual, on meeting our stated goals. The implementation phase of Integrated Planning will be initiated in the second half of 2003.

The supporting documentation and other information can be found on the Integrated Planning website at: www.usask.ca/ip/.

Self-assessment is an important step in the creation of our action plan for the future. Directed by the Provost and Vice-President Academic, Systematic Program Review (SPR) evaluates all degree programs at the U of S on a cyclical basis, a process that encourages program improvement and innovation while demonstrating our accountability for the quality of academic programs. You can find out more about SPR and the outcomes of program reviews at: www.usask.ca/vpacademic/spr.

A renewed vision, supported by a solid foundation - the future of the University of Saskatchewan has never looked brighter.

2003/04 Annual Report

A Framework for Action – Discovering our blueprint for success

After two years of extensive consultation, the University of Saskatchewan approved its first-ever Integrated Plan, a "framework for action" that will guide the University to achieve its goal of being among the most distinguished universities in Canada and the world.

The Integrated Plan combines academic and fiscal planning and treats the entire campus as an organic unit, rather than as individual colleges and divisions functioning separately from one another. It emphasizes change, collaboration, and community as the hallmarks for the University’s future, while recognizing the importance of our current strengths.

Part of the planning process focused on establishing a set of strategic initiatives, which build upon the University’s stated Strategic Directions. Six areas of concentration were identified: health; science, technology and society; environment; business and entrepreneurship, extending community; and public policy. Success in these initiatives will move us closer to our goal of establishing the University of Saskatchewan as one of Canada’s top ten research universities, dedicated to international standards, known for areas of academic pre-eminence, and committed to the future of the Province of Saskatchewan.

The Integrated Plan also describes investment priorities and a series of academic and administrative practices that need to be optimized to ensure we make the best use of the resources available to us.

The challenge for the coming year is to ensure that the initiatives described in the plan are developed and implemented so that the University continues to make a difference to our constituents, both locally and globally.

For more information on integrated planning and the University of Saskatchewan’s 2003-07 multi-year operating budget framework, including the Foundational Documents used in the planning process, visit www.usask.ca/ip/.

2004/05 Annual Report

Connecting vision to reality

At the University of Saskatchewan we are committed to providing our students with a comprehensive, world-class education, and to preparing them to succeed in a world of growing complexity and opportunity. To make our commitments a reality we must work to strengthen our human capacity.

On November 4th, 2004, the Thinking the World of our Future campaign for the University of Saskatchewan was publicly launched. The largest fund raising effort in the history of the institution, the $100 million goal will allow the University to build upon its unique strengths.

Heather Magotiaux, Vice-President of University Advancement, emphasizes: "This campaign is not only about raising money. It is about raising awareness of the great potential of the University ofSaskatchewan among alumni, business leaders, and decision makers in the province and beyond."

The launch connected 600 guests, at five North American locations, to announce that over $57 million of the total had already been raised through donations from alumni, faculty, staff, and friends ofthe University. Pacesetting donations announced included: a $5 million gift from PotashCorp; $3 million from Cameco Corp.; $1 million from alumnus Dr. Barrie Wigmore and his wife Deedee; and $750,000 from Nexen Inc. In addition, the University received unparalleled support from the internal community, leading to $2.3 million in contributions.

2005/06 Annual Report

On Course for the Future

As it approaches its second century, the University of Saskatchewan is charting a course for its future. The decision has been made: the University of Saskatchewan will be known for its adherence to international standards, its pre-eminence in academic programming and scholarship, and its sense of place in Saskatchewan, Canada and the world. These goals guide a campus-wide planning and renewal process that is well on its way to fulfilling the vision of our founders to establish a world-class university on the edge of a swift flowing river surrounded by vast Prairies.

Creating and Maintaining Momentum

The University of Saskatchewan continues to gain momentum on the initiatives outlined in the organization's Integrated Plan. The plan, approved in May 2004, consolidates the University's planning and budgetary processes and identifies the priorities, goals and strategic initiatives for the 2003-2008 time frame.

There are several advances within the plan that are of particular note. The University is now using a new method of graduate tuition assessment to reduce the overall cost for the majority of our graduate students. Over $500,000 has been added to scholarship support for undergraduate students, new international students and students taking part in exchanges or study abroad programs. Additionally, a number of strategic initiatives took shape in 2005/06, including a new Masters in International Trade program and a BSA in Agribusiness through the College of Agriculture - the first new degree to be offered in this College in over 90 years.

To reflect the University's progress on over 70 initiatives outlined in the plan, the first "Report Card" on the Integrated Plan was released to the University community in the spring of 2006. Coming Soon

2006/07 Annual Report

Vision

The founders of the University of Saskatchewan stood on the edge of the flat prairie 100 years ago and declared that one day, on that very spot, would stand a world class institution of higher learning.

It was a declaration that took courage, considering the city of Saskatoon, located just across the river, was only a year old and the province itself was also in its infancy. Off to the east, as far as the eye could see, rolled out miles of prairie marked only by the rutted track of an old Métis trail snaking toward Batoche. There were no buildings. There were no students. There were no faculty members. There was only a vision.

With wisdom and foresight, our founders laid the footings for a university that would grow as the city and province grew, their destinies inextricably linked. And the challenges came quickly, from selecting an architectural style that would leave an indelible mark on the Saskatoon skyline, to convincing the provincial government to almost double its original appropriation for construction of the first five buildings.

2007/08 Annual Report

(releasedSep 18, 2008)

Toward an Engaged University

A milestone event in the life of an institution offers myriad opportunities to reflect on original purpose and admire past accomplishments. It can also be a time to consider future directions and new priorities. This is the case at the University of Saskatchewan.

Having wrapped up a year-long celebration of its 100th anniversary in 2007, the University of Saskatchewan is moving into its second century with determination and an invigorated sense of purpose. Attentive to the characteristics that will define the institution in the coming years—academic pre-eminence, international standards and a sense of place—the university is putting the finishing touches on initiatives that flowed from its first integrated plan. At the same time, work is underway building a solid foundation for its second plan.

This is a time of transition, when the capacity developed during the first planning cycle is put to use meeting new objectives. The University of Saskatchewan has committed itself to well-defined themes to influence its activities and choices over the next four years. Whether by creating stronger connections between learning and discovery, accommodating interdisciplinary scholarship or establishing more transparent governance structures, the university is deliberately moving toward being more engaged.